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1.44.5​

2024-12-25

FEATURE

The Clips & Tags feature enables to automatically generate important or meaningful video clips and tags by AI which you can instantly focus on through specifying your preferences. Furthermore, Highlights feature allows user to extract from the generated clips to export and organize highlight clips based on their needs. These features only support VOD contents.

ENHANCED
The following APIs are used to relay the livestream to other platforms. It only supports when `ull_enabled` is true.

1.43.7​

2024-12-11

FEATURE

Warm pool for live feature provides users active live channels in advance. When users initiate a live event, it can instantly get ready for live from the channels without buffering.

1.42.7​

2024-11-27

FEATURE
ENHANCED
DEPRECATED

1.41.4​

2024-11-13

ENHANCED
  • List the messages in the chatroom by query parameters from setting a specified time, setting the number of messages to retrieve, and even indicating list direction.
    • New parameter:
      • Query: Added types to support to filter custom message.

1.40.8​

2024-10-30

FEATURE
ENHANCED

  • SUMMARY_SOURCE_TYPE_LIBRARY will be deprecated. Please use new parameter SUMMARY_SOURCE_TYPE_FILE_DOCUMENT instead.

  • Generate a customized summary report by specifying various parameters.

    • New parameter:
      • Body: type: EVENT_TYPE_LIVE_TO_VOD added.

  • Generate a customizable report for the specified event by specifying various parameters.

    • New parameter:
      • Body: type: EVENT_TYPE_LIVE_TO_VOD added.

  • Return a list of Live resources that matches the API request parameters.

    • New parameters are added:
      • Query:
        • filter.updated_at.start_time
        • filter.updated_at.end_time
        • filter.started_at.start_time
        • filter.started_at.end_time
        • filter.ended_at.start_time
        • filter.ended_at.end_time
        • filter.vod_started_at.start_time
        • filter.vod_started_at.end_time
        • filter.vod_ended_at.start_time
        • filter.vod_ended_at.end_time
        • order_by

  • Initiate a file upload session. After uploading the file data, invoke complete file upload API to complete the process.

    • New parameters are added:
      • Body:
        • file: metadata
        • file.source: FILE_SOURCE_LIVE_CLIP

  • Provide the download link and its expiration time for a specified file. Ensure the id parameter is provided to identify the target file.

    • New parameter: Body: content_disposition added.

1.39.4​

2024-10-16

ENHANCED
  • Create a playback token that can be used to access a live or vod and request a DRM license.
    • New parameters:
      • Body: expired_at and expires_in added.
  • Create an admin playback token that can be used to access a live or VOD and request a DRM license. The token allows users to preview the live or VOD before publishing.
    • New parameters:
      • Body: expired_at and expires_in added.
  • Return a list of Live resources that match the API request parameters.
    • New parameter:
      • Query: filter.labels added.

1.38.5​

2024-10-02

FEATURE
ENHANCED

AI translation feature for subtitles allows user to create multilingual subtitles.

  • Modify the subtitles of an AOD resource with the specified subtitle file.

    • New parameters:
      • Body: stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings added, and mark display as required.
      • Body: subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark id, display as required.

  • Modify the subtitles of a VOD resource with the specified subtitle file.

    • New parameters:
      • Body: stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings added, and mark display as required.
      • Body: subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark id, display as required.

  • Begin a file upload session. After uploading the file data, invoke Complete file upload API to complete the process.

    • New parameter: file.source: FILE_SOURCE_TRANSLATE added.

  • Create auto-generated subtitle from audio.

    • New parameters:
      • Body: stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark display as required.

  • Create auto-generated subtitle from video.

    • New parameters:
      • Body: stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark display as required.

  • Create an AOD from source file and specified profile set.

    • New parameters:
      • Body: source.cloud_storage.stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark display as required.
      • Body: source.cloud_storage.subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark id, display as required.
      • Body: source.library.stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings addwd, mark display as required
      • Body: source.library.subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark id, display as required.

  • Create a VOD from source file and specified profile set.

    • New parameters:
      • Body: source.cloud_storage.stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark display as required.
      • Body: source.cloud_storage.subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark id, display as required.
      • Body: source.library.stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings addwd, mark display as required
      • Body: source.library.subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark id, display as required.

  • Create a new version of VOD Encoding Contents. The version of VOD Encoding Contents could be managed by VOD replacement mechanism.

    • New parameters:
      • Body: source.cloud_storage.stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark display as required.
      • Body: source.cloud_storage.subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark id, display as required.
      • Body: source.library.stt_subtitles[]: translate_settings addwd, mark display as required
      • Body: source.library.subtitles[]: translate_settings added, mark id, display as required.

    1.37.3​

2024-09-19

ENHANCED
  • Update account information of a specific account using the provided access token.
    • New parameter nickname added.
  • Begin a file upload session. After uploading the file data, invoke Complete file upload API to complete the process.
    • New parameter: file.source: FILE_SOURCE_HIGHLIGHT added.

1.36.10​

2024-09-04

ENHANCED

1.35.5​

2024-08-21

FEATURE

1.34.3​

2024-08-07

FEATURE

Summary feature allows users to generate an AI-generated summary of the provided content to be utilized for AiSK interaction, content overview and information.

ENHANCED
  • List the accounts in the current organization using the provided access token.
    • New parameters keyword and sorts added
REMOVED
  • The API POST /bv/cms/v1/library/azure/files:upload has been removed.
  • The API POST /bv/cms/v1/library/azure/files/{id}:complete-upload has been removed.
  • The API POST /bv/cms/v1/library/azure/files/{id}:cancel-upload has been removed.
  • The API POST /bv/cms/v1/library/subtitles:batch-delete has been removed.

1.32.7​

2024-07-11

FEATURE
ENHANCED

Remux only feature allows user to create a live event only with remuxed signal of live stream without transcoded. Please notice that it only supports LL-HLS output.

1.31.7​

2024-06-26

FEATURE
ENHANCED

1.30.6​

2024-06-12

FEATURE
ENHANCED
  • Modify the keys of the custom counter which will be counted in the custom message in the chatroom.
    • The id parameter in the API /bv/chatroom/v1/chatrooms/{id}/custom-counters has been removed.

1.29.8​

2024-05-29

FEATURE
ENHANCED
  • Create an access token that can be embedded in the showroom and iframe to access a live or VOD.
    • New parameters expired_at and expired_in added

1.28.9​

2024-05-15

FEATURE
ENHANCED
  • List AOD resources.
    • New parameters filter.status and filter.subtitle_formats added
  • Conclude a file upload session. It must be invoked to ensure the segments of file uploads are fully completed.
    • Path parameter: id description revised

1.27.12​

2024-04-30

FEATURE
  • Generate a customized summary report by specifying various parameters. For more details, please refer to Create Summary report.
  • Fetch multiple customized summary reports by specifying various parameters. For more details, please refer to Fetch multiple Summary reports.
  • Manage file permission based on different roles. Enable to grant individual permission to a specific user or group as well. For more details, please refer to Update file permission.
  • Manage VOD permission based on different roles. Enable to grant individual permission to a specific user or group as well. For more details, please refer to Update VOD permission.
  • List the array of groups in the organization with page tokens. For more details, please refer to List groups in organization with page token.
  • List all available labels in a specific organization. For more details, please refer to List labels in organization.
ENHANCED
  • List the files in Library by group. For more details, please refer to List files by groups.
    • New parameter filter.group_ids added
  • List VODs in VOD list by group/label. For more details, please refer to List VOD by groups/labels.
    • New parameters filter.group_ids and filter.labels added
  • List the array of groups in the organization with access token. For more details, please refer to List groups in organization with access token.
    • New parameter filter.all added

1.25.8​

2024-03-20

FEATURE
  • Supported the "Select All" function to add knowledge base and data sources.
  • Supported to set up displaying related videos at the end of VOD (Video on Demand).
ENHANCED
  • Added the title of data source as part of knowledge base content response.
  • Revised the reference video title to display the data source name instead of the original file name.
  • Added "Audio Bar" player mode for selection of template settings.
  • The live will automatically enter preview mode if there is no selected schedule.
  • Resellers can customize the search time range up to one year ago.
FIXED
  • Corrected the slight discrepancy in the displayed values of usage.
  • Adjusted the time zone display for billing reports to reflect the organization's time zone while downloading.

1.24.6​

2024-03-06

FEATURE
  • Supported template configuration for AOD player.
  • Added the language preference settings for AiSK responses.
  • Added AOD playback analysis and enabled report downloads.
ENHANCED
  • Enhanced the user experience of AiSK responses.
  • Optimized the search results for the sub-organization list.
  • Improved the default response contents of AiSK to enhance the user experience.
  • Revised the default values for AiSK creativity to enhance the user experience.
  • Adjusted the values on AiSK Analytics and Dashboard pages.
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue where deleted VOD files were not displayed on Analytics and Dashboard pages.
  • Fixed the issue where the watch time report would fail to generate if a VOD was deleted.
  • Fixed the issue where images were not displayed correctly during the transition from clicking “preview” button to preview launched.

1.23.4​

2024-02-21

ENHANCED
  • Enhanced the settings for watermarks, providing more options and an improved user experience.
  • Added flexibility for security adjustments during editing of live and VOD.
  • Added the country codes to expand language setting options.
  • Added display of live start time on the analytics page.
  • Enhanced translation strings related to AOD.

1.22.8​

2024-01-31

FEATURE
  • Added “IP address restriction” feature to limit users to operate BlendVision interface and APIs
  • Added AiSK “Rate Limit” feature to restrict the frequency of use for end-users
  • Published AiSK APIs for the development integration
ENHANCED
  • Enhanced AiSK with prompt messages for error responses
  • Optimized the mechanism for CDN configuration
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue of missing titles when playing AiSK cited video
  • Fixed the issue that playback error would occur when setting “Enable VOD after livestream”, however there are no videos uploaded as live is finished.

1.21.7​

2024-01-17

FEATURE
  • Added the display of AOD usage
ENHANCED
  • Added edit/delete/cancel functions for AOD
  • Added the search and filter function on the sub-organization list
  • Improved the display timing of edited subtitles during playback after editing
  • Added hours and minutes to the format of creation time for the library data
  • Allowed to reuse the live stream at “Fail to VOD” status
  • Removed the Chromecast function while playing cited videos on AiSK
  • Modified the prompt error message when failed to upload the wordfilter dictionary
  • Modified the prompt error message when reaching the device limits of playback
  • Modified the Chinese and Japanese translations on the Organization page
  • Revised the brand logo on UI
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue of overlapping data names in database in certain circumstances

1.20.7​

2024-01-03

FEATURE
  • Support audio encoding
  • Support domain control for AiSK
ENHANCED
  • Added character count display in the source list for AiSK
  • Optimized the video upload mechanism to accommodate poor network conditions
  • Enabled to retrieve previous chat records when rejoining the chatroom
  • Enabled to record name changes for chatroom administrators
  • Enabled to display the concurrent audience count in the chatroom
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue where the cover image could not be displayed correctly before VOD (Video On Demand) started playing
  • Fixed the display issues when adding and editing subtitles
  • Fixed the display units for AiSK analytical charts
  • Fixed the display issue of some AiSK weblink citations
  • Fixed the display issue when chatroom messages were too long

1.19.7​

2023-12-19

FEATURE
  • Support for managing sticker to be applied in chatroom
ENHANCED
  • Added APIs for independent integration of downloadable chatroom reports
  • Added the path to generate access codes directly through publishing tool
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue where the parent organization could not be changed under specific plan conditions
  • Fixed the issue that the imprecise usage would be displayed at specific time intervals
  • Fixed the issue that it would not immediately take effect when changing plans

1.18.11​

2023-12-08

FEATURE
  • Support AiSK features
  • Support for managing the dictionaries of word filters to be applied in chatroom
ENHANCED
  • Added the “billing period” column in the billing list
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue that the playback status did not remain and would be paused when exiting from full-screen in iOS Safari browser on mobile devices
  • Fixed the issue that the video jumped to the latest progress when resuming from DVR (Start-over) mode during live event

1.16.11​

2023-11-07

FEATURE
  • Enable to download Chatroom report
  • Enable to download Poll report
ENHANCED
  • Enhanced the UI and flow of Chatroom/Poll features
  • Optimized the contract setting to take immediate effect when accepting an invitation within the contract date
  • Added the retry mechanism while uploading videos in cases of poor network situation
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue of player's status when it’s reconnected after signal interruption

1.15.5​

2023-10-24

FEATURE
  • Support for Chromecast playback
FIXED
  • Fixed the probabilistic issues with 1002 error during playback
  • Fixed the issue of thumbnail size being such large that had affected the viewing experience when VOD's Aspect Ratio was 9:16
  • Fixed the issue that file uploads would fail when taking more than 1 hour through CMS

1.14.7​

2023-10-11

ENHANCED
  • Enhanced the user experience of VOD List and Analytics page
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue that the feature of「Save livestream for download」could not be modified while reusing live
  • Corrected the inaccuracies of the usage details on billing page

1.13.10​

2023-09-26

ENHANCED
  • Modified to generate a random stream key for security
  • Modified the sorting logic of the Live List
  • Increased the file size allowed to be uploaded for encoding and simulive event to 70 GB
  • Modified the sender information of system-generated emails
  • Optimized the user experience

1.12.8​

2023-09-12

FEATURE
  • Added search function on VOD / Livestream of Analytics pages
  • Enabled to select different time interval on Analytics charts’ display
ENHANCED
  • Added data information for each Livestream on Analytics page
  • Enhanced the accuracy of the numerical values on Analytics
  • Adjusted the Japanese translation strings
  • Optimized the user experience
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue that search function on Live/VOD list pages may not yield results under certain conditions
  • Fixed the issue that the color of Loop button does not match the customized progress bar

1.11.7​

2023-08-29

FEATURE
  • Enable to download watching time reports according to the different dimensions
ENHANCED
  • Added information for each VOD data on Analytics page
  • Added operational tips during Player template configuration
FIXED
  • Fixed the display issues on Analytics page
  • Fixed the issue which organization might be failed to delete under specific circumstances

1.10.7​

2023-08-22

FEATURE
  • Support for monitoring the live streaming signals in the control room
  • Support the real-time audience counts in the control room
  • Support to add the Chapter into VOD to do content segmentation during playback
  • Enable loop playback setting in player template
ENHANCED
  • Allowed users the more flexibility to archive the live in manual
  • Revised the sorting logic for all pagination lists
  • Allowed editing source files when the simulive event has not yet begun
  • Revised the Japanese description for billing and UI
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue where rewinding caused playback to stop
  • Fixed the display issues on Analytics page
  • Fixed the issues in ProfileSet configuration

1.9.4​

2023-08-01

FEATURE
  • Support for the creation and management of the API Tokens.
  • Support for creation and management of the player templates, and apply them to different Live or VOD.
  • Ultra-low latency feature now supports DRM.
  • Provide to download CDN monthly reports via API.
ENHANCED
  • Optimized behavior for error handling and improved the error messages for a better user experience.
  • Enhanced CMS page display for a better user experience.
  • An organization can apply for a free trial plan repeatedly.
FIXED
  • Fixed the issue where H.265 VOD couldn't be embedded and played on specific websites.
  • Fixed the probabilistic issues in the Chatroom feature when the live status changed.
  • Fixed the probabilistic issues with VOD scheduled start and end time, where it would sometimes fail to start or stop correctly.
  • Fixed the issue that video playback was interrupted when adjusting a browser window size.
  • Fixed the probabilistic issue with error code 1002 that appeared on the player when simulive starts.

1.3.5​

2023-04-27

FEATURE
  • Support Save live stream for download for ultra-low latency live events
ENHANCED
  • Improved Showroom player display for enhanced viewing experience on the customized main page
  • Improved file upload panel display to avoid overlapping with pagination for a better user experience

1.0.6​

2023-04-07

FEATURE
  • Multi-language user interface support: Our product now supports multiple languages, including English, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese. This feature enables users to select their preferred language for a better user experience
ENHANCED
  • Optimized display of the billable number of DRM request counts for clearer usage tracking
  • Optimized display of the billable number of storage consumptions for clearer usage tracking

1.0.0​

2023-03-31

FEATURE
  • Dashboard: Get an overview of your usage summary, including CDN and storage consumption, and monitor your ongoing Live or VOD assets.
  • VOD: Easily upload video assets for encoding and playback delivery.
  • Live Streaning: Host Live or Simulive (pre-recorded) events with chatroom or poll functionalities for user engagement.
  • Library: Save your previously uploaded assets or upload in advance to utilize them for future live events or VOD encodings.
  • Analytics: Gain insight into content performance with an overview of the analysis of usage metrics.
  • Organization: Manage your organization and users' status, as well as billing information, from one centralized location.
  • General Settings: Streamline repeated operations by setting presets for VOD encoding ProfileSets and Cloud Storage settings.
  • Developer Guide: Access our comprehensive API documentation with tutorials on integration introduction and best practices.
  • More Offerings: Check out our guides on the introduction and manuals of Security, Player, and Showroom features that will help you boost protection and customized presentation.